 Wood Bakki Towers?
Yet another newbie revelation...
Has anyone looked into other materials for building the bakki towers. I know that stainless steel is a no brainer when it comes to durability and maintainability, but what about using same concept with (untreated)wood boxes that were waterproof-coated on the inside. Using modern day woodworking joinery, the boxes can be made very strong. Of course it would be a good idea to include a couple stiffeners inside the box, but they could be stainless steel brackets (out of line of sight). I figured material costs for 4 boxes would run approx. $200 US then add for stainless steel gratings at box bottoms. I estimate the boxes would last 5-7 years, enough time to save up for the real thing. Would algae/mold be a growing problem?
I just thought if aesthetics were a problem, natural grained wood is ALWAYS beautiful. I suppose you could also use teak wood to cosmetically face exposed S/S as well. Any insights? |